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length of time in tin or galvanized tanks, as the acid 

 cuts the tin or galvanizing, and the tank or can soon 

 becomes rusty. It should never be put in the same 

 tank as the skim-milk at the creamery. 



At the Ontario Agricultural College a whey tank, 

 made on the same plan as the shell of a steam boiler, 

 has been in use for a number of years. This has 

 given us very satisfactory results. Whey tanks 

 should be elevated and kept clean. Those in the 

 ground are an abomination to the cheese industry. 



When feeding pigs, give from two to four pounds of 

 skim- milk for each' pound of meal fed. The meal 

 may be corn or barley. There is little danger of soft 

 bacon where skim-milk forms a part of the ration. 

 This combination will produce firm bacon, and give 

 economical 'results. It is a mistake to feed large 

 quantities of skim-milk to pigs, as the best results are 

 obtained by feeding in limited quantities combined 

 with other feeds. The same rule applies to the feed- 

 ing of other animals. 



For poultry, skim- milk is a very valuable food. It 

 enables fowls to- digest other foods more completely, 

 and secures increased weight at a small cost. 



If cows will drink the sweet skim-milk, it will 

 undoubtedly stimulate the milk-flow. Some dairy- 

 men claim a value of forty cents per one hundred 

 pounds when fed to dairy cows giving milk. 



Giving cows sour whey to drink taints the milk, and 

 should not be practised. 



Warm skim-milk combined with bran and crushed 

 oats, mixed in about equal proportions by weight, 



